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Annual Giving Manager

Position Title: Annual Giving Manager

Department: Development

Classification: Exempt, full-time

Reports To: Development Manager

Background

Alaska Wilderness League is the only Washington, DC-based conservation group devoted full-time to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other wilderness quality lands and waters offshore in Alaska. Founded in 1993, the League is a 501(c)(3) organization that works at the federal level on a variety of issues affecting Alaska’s wild lands and waters. With headquarters in DC and offices in Alaska and across the country, the League’s mission is to lead the effort to preserve Alaska’s wild lands and waters by engaging citizens and decision makers with a courageous, constant, victorious voice for Alaska.

Primary Role

The Annual Giving Manager is a growing and critically important position responsible for organizing and managing an expanding annual giving program. Working in support of the Development Plan, this individual will plan and implement a donor-centric annual giving program; provide staff support to board and high-level volunteers to maximize their impact on an emerging culture of philanthropy; serve as a primary resource for staff in their expanded roles relating to fund development; and manage donor events. Reporting to the Development Manager, the position will be supported and mentored by the Development consultant.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

Areas of Responsibility:

Assist with Development Plan implementation

Implement annual giving program

Manage a pool of 150 leadership annual giving donors and prospects

Assist with corporate and foundation tracking and reporting

Assist with advancement communications and publications

Implement donor events

Lead donor and prospective donor research

Assist with prospect tracking

Assist with report generation including board reports and progress reports from Raiser’s Edge

Participate in regular moves management team meetings to facilitate action steps and ensure tracking and progress towards fund development goals.

Financial Resource Development

Responsible for annual giving program–coordinate with Development and Communications team to ensure timely, cost-effective and results-oriented direct mail, online giving and personal solicitation programs for all gifts below $1,000.

Corporate Relations: track and manage all corporate giving initiatives in coordination with staff and board leadership.

Foundation Tracking and Prospecting manage grants calendar to ensure timely applications, reporting and implementation in coordination with development and program teams. Research and identify foundation prospects.

Support quarterly and annual progress-to-goal planning by preparing for and participating in development team strategy meetings, including relationship mapping, in order to build out the pipeline for donors.

Communication

Advancement Communication and Publications: collaborate with the Communications team to develop stories for the newsletter and other publications for fundraising purposes.

Ensure that donor stewardship communications and website are robust and donor-centric so that all donors feel connected and appreciated.

Ensure all annual and online giving efforts are on message and anchored in larger strategic plan for AWL.

Planning

Participate in the preparation of annual Development Plan, which includes a review of the year’s activities and sets specific goals and objectives for the next and future fiscal years.

Reports: generate reports that track and/or demonstrate progress towards goals. This includes fundraising reports for the board, prospect tracking reports for management and reports on progress against plan for management.

Work to foster an atmosphere of cooperation and ownership of the values, vision and mission of the organization to reinforce a common sense of purpose among the team.

Additional

Work and travel as necessary to successfully meet established goals and objectives.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements

Core Competencies:

Fund development experience

Raiser’s Edge experience highly preferred

Cultural Awareness – understands the purpose and core values of the League

Commitment – invested in the vision and mission of the League

Listening skills – takes time to listen and respond; tunes into people

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds.

Salary & Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience, health and retirement benefits. Alaska Wilderness League is an equal opportunity employer.

To apply

Please send resume, cover letter, a relevant writing sample, salary requirements and the names and contact information for three references to jobs@alaskawild.org.

Development Coordinator

Position Title: Development Coordinator

Department: Development

Classification: Exempt/full-time

Reports to: Development Manager

Background:

Alaska Wilderness League is the only Washington, DC-based conservation group devoted full-time to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other wilderness quality lands and waters offshore in Alaska. Founded in 1993, the League is a 501(c)(3) organization that works at the federal level on a variety of issues affecting Alaska’s wild lands and waters. With headquarters in DC and offices in Alaska and across the country, the League’s mission is to lead the effort to preserve Alaska’s wild lands and waters by engaging citizens and decision makers with a courageous, constant, victorious voice for Alaska.

Primary Role:

The Development Coordinator provides support for all the League’s development activities. This position requires excellent interpersonal communication skills as well as attention to detail, and is primarily responsible for supporting the day-to-day functioning of the League’s development programs. Functions of the position include processing incoming donations online and through the mail; maintaining data integrity and basic clean-up tasks in the League’s Raiser’s Edge database; helping coordinate stewardship and cultivation activities for League donors; producing various membership communications and reports; and managing development event-related logistic needs. Responsibilities also include managing the advocacy data link between ActionKit and Raiser’s Edge.